Senior Mission Software Engineer (Electronic Warfare)

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full Family Health Coverage

16 Weeks Paid Parental Leave for All C

Family Planning & Support

Incentivized Time Off

Mental Health Resources

Financial Planning

Unlimited Provisions

Professional Development

Job summary

Anduril Industries in California is seeking a Senior Mission Software Engineer to own critical areas of the EW software stack, spanning embedded software, backend services, deployment tooling, and operator-facing applications. You will drive architecture, coordinate across teams, and contribute to building scalable software for contested environments.

You will mentor other engineers, interface with operators and customers to align mission requirements with engineering priorities, and help scale

Qualifications

• Experience with Linux in production environments.
• Deep expertise in at least one of: Haskell, Rust, C++, Go, TypeScript.
• Willingness to travel up to 30%.
• Strong communication and direct customer collaboration skills.
• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience shipping complex software in high-stakes environments.
• Embedded or hardware-software interface experience.
• Systems integration and networking experience.
• Security clearance eligibility (U.S. Top Secret SCI).

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the technical direction for one or more critical EW software areas.
• Architect and implement production-grade solutions at scale.
• Debug cross-system issues spanning embedded software, networks, apps, and infrastructure.
• Mentor junior engineers and influence engineering practices.
• Interface with customers/operators to translate mission requirements into priorities.
• Collaborate with embedded software, DSP/RFML, systems architecture, and growth teams.
• Support field deployments and customer engagements.
• Contribute to building the MSE team’s culture and standards.

Skills

Backend services

Distributed systems

Linux production experience

Strong communication skills

Haskell

Rust

C++

Go

TypeScript

Embedded systems

Real-time systems

Systems integration

Clearance TS/SCI

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Nix/NixOS

Verilog

VHDL

Xilinx FPGA

MATLAB

C code generation

Job description

Responsibilities

• Anduril’s Electronic Warfare (EW) division builds next‑generation electronic warfare platforms — hardware‑enabled, software‑defined systems operating at scale in contested environments.
• The team recently secured an $85M contract (first tranche of $125M) awarded in under 24 hours from funding, delivered 30 novel system configurations into active combat in under a week, and earned a unanimous fielding recommendation from government evaluators.
• Production is scaling from hundreds to thousands of units, and the software challenges are scaling with it.
• We are building a new Mission Software Engineering (MSE) team to own the full software lifecycle — development, integration, deployment, sustainment, and customer success. This team needs experienced engineers who can take ownership of critical systems and drive technical decisions in a high‑stakes, fast‑moving environment.
• We’re looking for Senior Mission Software Engineers who bring deep expertise in at least one area and the ability to contribute across several.
• The MSE team’s scope is broad: embedded software and hardware interfaces, backend services and data pipelines, deployment and configuration management, integration with the Anduril Lattice ecosystem, and operator‑facing applications.
• You might spike in one of these — what matters is that you can operate independently, make sound architectural decisions, and drive work to completion across team boundaries.
• At this level, you’ll be expected to own significant technical areas, influence the team’s engineering practices, mentor junior engineers, and interface directly with customers and operators to ensure our software meets the mission.
• Own and drive the technical direction for one or more critical areas of the EW software stack.
• Architect and implement solutions that work reliably in production, at scale, and in contested operational environments.
• Debug complex cross‑system issues spanning embedded software, networking, applications, and deployed infrastructure.
• Develop high‑performance software — whether that’s numerical algorithms for RF data, deployment automation, Lattice integration services, or operator tools.
• Drive engineering quality through architectural review, code review, testing strategy, and operational practices.
• Mentor junior and mid‑level engineers, raising the bar for the team’s technical capabilities.
• Work directly with customers and operators to understand mission requirements and translate them into engineering priorities.
• Collaborate with embedded software, DSP/RFML, systems architecture, and growth teams.
• Support field deployments, integration events, and customer engagements.
• Contribute to building the MSE team’s culture, processes, and technical standards from the ground up.

Qualifications

• Backend services, distributed systems, or data infrastructure.
• Experience with Linux systems at a production level (administration, debugging, performance).
• Willingness to travel up to 30%.
• Deep expertise in at least one of the following areas.
• Ability to work independently and drive technical decisions with minimal oversight.
• Strong communication skills and comfort working directly with customers.
• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Track record of owning and shipping complex software in a high‑stakes or fast‑moving environment.
• Embedded systems, real‑time systems, or hardware/software interfaces.
• Systems integration, networking, or system‑of‑systems architecture.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance.
• Deployment systems, CI/CD, configuration management, or infrastructure‑as‑code.
• Strong proficiency in at least two of: Haskell, Rust, C++, Go, TypeScript.
• Experience with Haskell and/or Rust in production environments.
• Familiarity with Nix/NixOS for deterministic builds and system configuration.
• Experience with electronic warfare, software‑defined radio, or RF systems.
• Experience with FPGA development (Verilog, VHDL), especially Xilinx.
• Experience with MATLAB and C code generation.
• Experience with containerized deployments (Kubernetes, Docker) in edge or operational environments.
• Experience building engineering teams or functions from early stages.
• Prior experience in defense technology or military operations.
• Contributions to open source projects.

Benefits

• Full Family Health Coverage
• 16 Weeks Paid Parental Leave for All Caregivers
• Family Planning & Support
• Incentivized Time Off
• Mental Health Resources
• Financial Planning
• Unlimited Provisions
• Professional Development